Zoom (Fat Larry's Band song)

"Zoom"
	1982 CD single
Single by Fat Larry's Band
from the album Breakin' Out
Released	October 1982
Recorded	1982
Genre	Pop, R&B
Length	5:26
Label	Virgin
Songwriter(s)	Len Barry, Bobby Eli
Producer(s)	Larry James
Fat Larry's Band singles chronology

"Zoom" is a song by American band Fat Larry's Band released as the fourth single from their fifth studio album, Breakin' Out (1982).

The song was a commercial hit in the United Kingdom, peaking at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart. It also reached #10 on the Australian music charts, entering the chart on 13 December 1982 and spending 24 weeks on the chart. It was released in Australia on the Virgin label (Virgin VS-546). It remains one of the group's best-known songs, despite being received poorly in their native US, peaking at #89.

Legacy

Filipino singer Regine Velasquez covered the song for her 1996 Asian-released album Retro.[1]

The song was featured in the 1982 Christmas Special episode of the British sitcom Only Fools and Horses, "Diamonds Are for Heather".[2]

Charts

Chart (1982)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Chart)[3]	10
UK Singles Chart[4]	2
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	89

References

"Retro - Regine Velasquez - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
"Only Fools and Horses S02E08 Diamonds are for Heather - Video Dailymotion". Web.archive.org. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992 (First ed.). Granville, New South Wales, Australia: Ambassador Press Pty Ltd. p. 110. ISBN 0646119176. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 196. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
Zoom on Discogs

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[1] "Retro - Regine Velasquez - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 April 2019.

[2] "Only Fools and Horses S02E08 Diamonds are for Heather - Video Dailymotion". Web.archive.org. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2019.

[3] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992 (First ed.). Granville, New South Wales, Australia: Ambassador Press Pty Ltd. p. 110. ISBN 0646119176. Retrieved 24 January 2019.

[British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums-4] Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 196. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.